Huntsville gazette., 1887-02-26
xLIxTH CONGRESS.


In the Senate on the 10th Senator Turpie's
xlno.) credentials were presented and referred
Tie River ani Harbor bill was reuorted
Messrs. Hoar and Coke had mild tilt over the
socalled Texas outrages. The Naval Estab-
ment bill was debated till the hour for eulogies
to the memory OF the late Senator Pike. of
New Hampshire, after which the Senate ad.
1ourned. -. In the House substitute for the
Senate Canadian RetaIia6ory bill was intro
duced and notice given that it would be
callad up on the 17th A report was called
Ior from the Secretary OF State on the
venezuela claims. A bill was reported to
organize Alaska Territory The House con.
lerees insisted on it's report to make the North
ern Railway Company forfeit 36,0O0.OOO acres Of
land, instead OF the Senate report forfeitirr
orlTc.JS.sN acrss -zE. IIatcli MOI failed to
secure consideration Of the Pleuro-Pneumonia
bill. The balance Of the day was devoted to
Logan eulogies.
In the Senate on the 18th resolutions Of the
massachusetts Legislature were presented in
lavor OF coast defenses. Mr. Hoar submitted
lew figures from Massachusetts, to weaken
1aith In the Presidents pension Veto The
Hale Naval Establishment bill passed. Sena-
tor Vest introduced substitute for the Eads
Tehuantepec Ship Railway bill, which, after
discussion and amendment, was passed. The
Missouri Court bill was passed . In the House
the bill providing for seed distribution in
Texas failed to pass over the Presidents veto
The conference report on the Anti-Mormon bill
was adopted; 202 to 40. The House refused by
14O to lib to consider the pension veto. and
scent the balance of the day on the Consular
and Diplomatic bill, which 1t passed with
amendments.
In the Senate on the 18th resolutions OF the
the Maine Legislature in regard to trade rela-
tons w tn Canada were laid before the Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds presented the conference report
on the Utah Polygamy bill in the shape Of a
substitute for both the Senate and House bills
and it was agreed to-S7 to IA; it now goes
to the President. The River and Harbor
bill was considered. In the House.
East Saginaw and Bay City, two rival
towns in Michigan, were the cause Of
personality and acrimony between several
members, Federal court location being the
basis for the same; East Saginaw was knocked
out by Bay City. The Sundry Civil Appropria-
tions bill and pension matters were discussed.
IN the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Beck presented
his personal petition for the repeal of the navi-
CATION laws, and supported the petition by the
statement that Count Won Moltke had, in
recent speech, declared that war was inev-
table. In that sort of contingency Mr..
Beck wanted Americans to own ships and have
chance at the commerce carrying of the
world. The conference report on the bill for
the recoinage and retiring OF the trade dollar
was agreed to, and the bill goes to the
President. The River and Harbor bill was de-
bated till adjournment. In the House the
pension committee reported back the De-
pendent Pension bill with the unanimous rec
ommendaton that it do pass, Notwithstanding
the Presidents objections The bill was made
the special order for the oath. The question OF
admitting several Territories to Statehood,
and the appropriation to fence in graves OF
Confederate dead, led to a bitter partisan de-
bate.
In the Senate, on the 21st more Grand Army
post petitions were presented against the pen.
sion veto. A resolution was offered to inquire
why the Governor Of Cuba keeps Civilo Poucla,
an alleged American citizen, imprisoned. The
Nicaragua Ship-Canal bill and the River and
Harbor bill were amended and passed. Messrs
Vest. ingalls, and other Senators had some
spatting over the Missouri River Com.
mission in discussing the lastmen-
toned measure. The Senate, by
vote of az to IS, refused to adjourn over Wash
ington's birthday :. In the House peace pc
ttions were presented from Rhode Island.
The debate over the proposition to repeal the
preemption, timber culture and desert land
laws occupied the entire business portion OF
the day and was productive Of much scathing
accusation in different official directions. The
House refused to recede from its position on
the bill and passed the measure divested OF
substantially all the Senate alterations, and
as lyp6 a f,rth